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Dizzy Miss Lizzie
by Larry Williams
© 1958
keywords: 50's rock ska MIDI Band-in-a-Box live sequence
          Beatles cover

filename: DIZMIS. ...
1  .TXT: _this_text_
2  .MID: MIDI file type 1 (82K)
   w/percussion for multitimbral synth
3  .MGU: Band-in-a-Box format file
4  .ZIP requires PKZIP to decode, includes all 3

8-19-96 MIDI sequence by Dave Butler
(phila/germantown amateur mandolin & piano player)
using Band-in-Box Pro Win 6.03

style: SKA_1
key sig: G
play time: 6:04 at 140bpm

live sequence on channel 4 was recorded in many takes, 
often at tempo 10-20% slower than final mix, 
usually one hand at a time,
bass line first, w/ lots of overdubbing,
but no quantizing, and few corrections:
_ch  _track_     _voice_
  4  melody      03 electric grand piano

BIAB-generated accompaniment is in a standard
 BIAB style, not customized, has a 
 non-quantized "live" feel, including:
_ch  _track_     _voice_
 10  percussion  01 standard drums
  2  bass        36 fretless bass
  3  piano       27 jazz electric guitar
  7  guitar      (not used)
  8  horns       (not used)
  6  strings     (not used)

my summer of 96 sequences include
this collection of songs the Beatles covered 
-- but did not write:
 Act Naturally / Johnny Russell, Vonie Morrison c1963
 Anna (Go To Him) / Arthur Alexander c1962   
 Bad Boy / Larry Williams c1959             
 Boys / Luther Dixon & Wes Farrell c1960               
 Dizzy Miss Lizzie / LarryWilliams c1958    
 Kansas City / JLeiber,MStoller c1952
 Long Tall Sally / EJohnson,RPenniman,RBlackwell c1956
 Money-Thats What I Want / Berry Gordy Jr & Janie Bradford c1959
 Rock and Roll Music / Chuck Berry c1957
 Twist and Shout / Bert Russell, Phil Medley c1960
 Words of Love / Buddy Holly c1957
 You Really Got A Hold On Me / William 'Smokey' Robinson c1962

do you have any favorite sequences
or sources to share?
do you ever try to improve on stuff you download?
my sequences are all rough drafts
i'd love to hear improved versions.

I use BIAB to create a rough draft which might
be refined later w/ a sequencer like Cakewalk
which can handle editing like pause & slow down.
usually I add extra choruses, omitting melody 
on every other chorus, for a 5-10 minute jam
which i'll accompany on mandolin.
this is a rough sequence created in an hour or two. 
typically w/ BIAB i first spend about 10 minutes
selecting style & voices, typing the chord prog,
setting part markers, looping, & ending points.
in another 5 or 10 minutes I can add a simple melody
& be ready to jam.

sometimes I record a bass line in the 1st chorus of 
melody track, copy it to all choruses, then overdub.
but often i'll just play a simple melody & rely
completely on BIAB's accomp.
BIAB will also generate harmonies if you want.
i usually don't.
channel 4 is the only channel set up for recording.
so if you mute / solo channel 4 you can hear 
the generated & live parts separately.
unsolicited unpaid testimonial for BIAB from

dbut
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